How we scored it
Botanical extract of peppermint herb: menthol, menthone and other terpenoids are plant-made (b); not synthetic menthol. 1.00 x 100% = 1.00.
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Dominant route is solvent extraction of the herb of peppermint (Mentha piperita), a cultivated mint. No commercially significant synthetic alternative exists for the extract.
In plain English
A plant extract made from the herb of peppermint. It is listed as a perfuming ingredient, adding a minty scent. It is made by extracting the harvested herb with a solvent.
CosIng definition: Mentha Piperita Herb Extract is an extract obtained from the herbs of the Peppermint, Mentha piperita (L.), Labiatae
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2MENTHA PIPERITA HERB EXTRACT. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 3MENTHA PIPERITA HERB EXTRACT. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=MENTHA%20PIPERITA%20HERB%20EXTRACT